I don't know. I like the fact that RQ seems both down to earth, rural if you will, and still epic. I hope that no one will take this comment too seriously but I when I read some of the RQ supplements I got the same feeling as when I read 'Bone' by Jeff Smith. Rural, mythic, fantasy that freely mixes humorous and epic. So, I felt that after several unpleasant campaigns my players (and me to be honest) would love something like that.
Of course, I am still torn between running Elric! and RQ 2nd edition so in the end I could swing in the direction of Young Kingdoms